The future is present in the past: A meta‐analysis on the longitudinal associations of parent–adolescent relationships with peer and romantic relationships

Susanne Schulz; Stefanie Nelemans; Hana Hadiwijaya; Theo Klimstra; Elisabetta Crocetti; Susan Branje; Wim Meeus

doi:10.1111/cdev.13849

The future is present in the past: A meta‐analysis on the longitudinal associations of parent–adolescent relationships with peer and romantic relationships

Susanne Schulz, Stefanie Nelemans, Hana Hadiwijaya, Theo Klimstra, Elisabetta Crocetti, Susan Branje, Wim Meeus

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Abstract

Positive peer and romantic relationships are crucial for adolescents' positive adjustment and relationships with parents lay the foundation for these relationships. This longitudinal meta-analysis examined how parent–adolescent relationships continue into later peer and romantic relationships. Included longitudinal studies (k = 54 involving peer relationships, k = 38 involving romantic relationships) contained demographically diverse samples from predominantly Western cultural contexts. Multilevel meta-regressions indicated that supportive and negative parent–adolescent relationships were associated with supportive and negative future peer and romantic relationships. Meta-analytic structural equation modeling (k = 54) indicated that supportive parent–adolescent relationships unidirectionally predicted supportive and negative peer relationships, while negative parent–adolescent relationships were bidirectionally associated with supportive and negative peer relationships. Maintaining mutually supportive relationships with parents may help adolescents to develop positive social relationships.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-27
Number of pages	21
Journal	Child Development
Volume	94
Issue number	1
Early online date	25 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13849
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2023

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [grant number 024.001.003]. The data, code, and materials are publicly available on OSF at: https://osf.io/bnve3/ . The preregistration of this study can be found at: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=103492 .

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© 2022 The Authors. Child Development published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Research in Child Development.

Funding

This work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research [grant number 024.001.003]. The data, code, and materials are publicly available on OSF at: https://osf.io/bnve3/ . The preregistration of this study can be found at: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=103492 .

Funders	Funder number
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	024.001.003

Keywords

Attachment
Bias
Close relationships
Experiences
Intergenerational transmission
Intimate partner
Linkages
Quality
Relationships conflict
Social relationships

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